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(mis-ké-r6’-né), Edoardo, Milan, 1857—March 4, 1941; cond. and composer; pupil of Bouche ron; 1883 theatre cond. at Leghorn, later at Teatro Apollo, Rome; 1893 chosen to cond. Verdi’s “Falstaf” at La Scala; c. “Requiem” for King Victor Emanuel, also by Royal command another “Requiem” for the royal chapel; c. operas “‘Lorenza’”’ (Rome, tgor) succe ful throughout Europe and South America; “‘La Perugina,” etc. Ma’son, (1) Rev. Wm., Hull, Engl., 1724—Aston, 1797; writer and composer. (2) Lowell, Med field, Ma ., Jan. 24, 1792—Orange, N. J., Aug. II, 1872; pioneer in American comp. and teaching; c. v. succ. and remunerative colls., principally of sacred music. (3) Wm., Boston, Ma ., Jan. 24, 1829—New York, July 14, 1908; prominent American teacher and technician; son of above; studied with Henry Schmidt (pf.) in Boston; at 17, début as pianist there; 1849, studied with Moscheles, Hauptmann and Richter, at Leipzig; with Dreys chock at Prague; and Liszt, at Weimar; he played in Weimar, Prague, and Frankfort, London, and 1854-55 in American cities; 1855 lived in New York as teacher; 1872, Mus. Doc. h. c., Yale; pub. “Touch and Technic, a Method for Artistic Piano playing”; “‘A Method for the Pf.” with E. S. Hoadley (1867); ‘‘System for Beginners’ (1871); ‘“‘Mason’s Pf.- Technics” (1878); ‘Memoirs’ (New York, roor); c. a serenata for ’cello and many pf.-pcs. in cla ical form. (4) Luther Whiting, Turner, Maine, 1828 — Buck field, Maine, 1896; devised the v. succ. ‘‘ National System” of mus.-charts and books; “Die Gesangschule.” (5) Daniel Gregory, b. Brook line, Ma ., Nov. 20, 1873; pupil of Clayton Johns, E. Nevin, A. Whiting, J. K. Paine, Chadwick, d’Indy and Goetschius; Harvard, 1895; author of articles and books on musical topics; c. violin and piano sonata, piano variations, quartet in A major; pastorale for violin, clarinet and piano; elegy for piano, symphonies and other orch. works, songs, etc.; prof. of music at Columbia Univ., N. Y. Author, “From Grieg to Brahms,” “‘Guide to Music,” “Beethoven and His Forerunners,” “Great Modern Composers,” ‘The Romantic Composers,” “Appreciation of Music” (with T. W. Surette); “Orchestral Instruments,’’ etc.; ed. “The Art of Music.” (6) Henry Lowell, b. Boston, 1864; grandson of Lowell M.; mem. of firm of Mason & Hamlin, piano mfrs. after 1888; pres., 1915; author of histories of piano and reed organ, and stories of operas. (7) Edith Barnes, b. St. Louis, Mo., 1892; soprano; studied with Clement and Maurel; mem. Boston Op., 1913; Met. Op. Co., 1915-17, and again after 1935; appeared with Paris Op. and Op.Comique, 1918-21; Chicago Op., 1921-30; also at La Scala, Monte Carlo, Havana, Mexico City and at Ravinia (Chicago), in lyric réles; m. Giorgio Polacco, conductor.